Gakona

Gakona is a census-designated place in the Copper River Census Area in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 169, down from 218 in 2010. It is home to the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
  • Type: Hamlet with 218 residents
  • Description: census designated place in the Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: “Gakona Roadhouse” and “Gakona, Alaska”
  • Postal code: 99586

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gakona Roadhouse.

Guest house
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The is a historic traveler service facility in Gakona, Alaska, at mile 205 of the Glenn Highway. It is a 1-1/2 log structure with a gabled roof covered in corrugated metal.

Gakona

Latitude
62.30119° or 62° 18′ 4″ north
Longitude
-145.30353° or 145° 18′ 13″ west
Population
218
Elevation
1,424 feet (434 metres)
IATA airport code
GAK
United Nations Location Code
US GAK
Open location code
93JP8M2W+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150917200
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5862648
Wiki­data ID
Q1491623
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ahtena to Western Mari—“Gakona” goes by many names.
  • Ahtena: “Ggax Kuna”
  • Catalan: “Gakona”
  • Cebuano: “Gakona”
  • Chechen: “Гакона”
  • Chinese: “Gakona”
  • Chinese: “加科納”
  • Chinese: “加科纳”
  • Dutch: “Gakona”
  • French: “Gakona”
  • German: “Gakona”
  • Gilaki: “گاکونا”
  • Irish: “Gakona”
  • Italian: “Gakona”
  • Ladin: “Gakona”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gakona”
  • Mongolian: “Гакона”
  • Newari: “गाकोना (अलास्का)”
  • Newari: “गाकोना, अलास्का”
  • Newari: “गाकोना”
  • Persian: “گاکونا، الاسکا”
  • Persian: “گاکونا”
  • Portuguese: “Gakona (Alasca)”
  • Portuguese: “Gakona”
  • Russian: “Гакона”
  • Serbian: “Гакона”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gakona, Alaska”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Gakona”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قاکونا، آلاسکا”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قاکونا”
  • Spanish: “Gakona”
  • Tatar: “Гакона”
  • Turkish: “Gakona, Alaska”
  • Turkish: “Gakona”
  • Ukrainian: “Гакона”
  • Urdu: “گاکونا، الاسکا”
  • Volapük: “Gakona (AK)”
  • Volapük: “Gakona (Alaska)”
  • Volapük: “Gakona, AK”
  • Volapük: “Gakona, Alaska”
  • Volapük: “Gakona”
  • Western Mari: “Гакона”

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